The Masterpiece

Tour the remade Cleveland Museum of Art.

For eight years, the Cleveland Museum of Art has been remaking itself into a new and different place. Now, with the final stage of that metamorphosis complete, the full experience for guests is about to begin.

Brad Feinknopf

Architect Rafael Vinoly's grand atrium is one of the most noticeable and impressive parts of the new design. Because the museum charges no admission, the space serves as a year-round public gathering spot.

Brad Feinknopf

A 40-foot-long, multi-touch screen inside the interactive Gallery One lets visitors browse through pieces on view.

Meghan Stockdale

"What's unique about the Cleveland Museum of Art in the U.S. and maybe the world at this time is this is the only comprehensive museum that you can visit where ... every piece of art has been reinstalled," says interim director Fred Bidwell.

David Brichford

"We're surrounding the works with colors that are drawn from them," explains Jeffrey Strean, the museum's director of design and architecture. "They're colors from that period that show up in the paintings. ... It's a very theatrical presentation."

David Brichford

The 1916 building's art spans the globe, including this beautifully detailed prayer niche from Iran.